The Twin Lakes Village Board at a special board meeting Monday enacted a new speed limit of 55 mph for any boat on Lakes Mary and Elizabeth.
Village ordinances previously did not specify a maximum speed limit.
Violators of the speed limit can be fined $155.50.
“There are only a few boats that can hit those speeds,” said Trustee Kevin Fitzgerald.
The speed limit “shall not apply to police patrol boats in situations involving emergencies, or while
engaged in law enforcement, nor to boats participating in a duly authorized race, regatta or water ski meet duly
authorized by a permit while operating in the designated area authorized by said permit,” the new ordinance language says.
Apr 28th, 2021
The Twin Lakes Village Board has approved the purchase of a new boat to be used by the water patrol on Lake Elizabeth this summer.
Boaters on Lake Mary also will see a different craft patrolling there this summer too.
The new boat will be a 2021 center console Bayliner purchased from SkipperBud’s for $42,260, but the boat will ultimately cost the village only about $11,000 after reimbursement through a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources program, said Twin Lakes Police Chief Adam Grosz. Water patrol is part of the TLPD.
The new boat will have a 200 hp outboard motor and fiberglass hull.